As per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), nearly 60 percent of women in Jammu and Kashmir still use cloth for menstrual protection during periods. As per the survey (2019-2021), merely 50.5 percent of women aged between 15-24 use sanitary napkins. However, the number had swelled from 48.8 percent in NFHS-4 (2015-2016). The Ministry of
Today, the government health centre inNandpora at Saidakadal locality here wears a deserted look. The only visitor, a stray dog that lies dozing in the compound, basking in the mild May sun. In the pre-pandemic times, however, the health centre .